ZABAIONE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. ZABAIONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZABAIONE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZABAIONE is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZABAIONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zabaionesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZABAIONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ZABAIONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZABAIONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ZABAIONE
- ZABAIONE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ZABAIONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An Italian dessert of egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine whipped into a warm froth.
Zabaione is made by whisking the mixture over gentle heat until it thickens and swells. It can be served warm in a glass or chilled, often with fruit or biscuits. The Italian name is also spelled zabaglione.
How ZABAIONE is used
A cooking and menu term for a light custard dessert.
- We finished the meal with warm zabaione.
- The chef whisked the zabaione over a pan of hot water.
- Strawberries were served with chilled zabaione.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZABAIONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZABAIONE
1 longer words begin with ZABAIONE.
Shorter words from the letters in ZABAIONE
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Common questions about ZABAIONE
- Is ZABAIONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZABAIONE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZABAIONE worth?
- ZABAIONE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZABAIONE mean?
- An Italian dessert of egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine whipped into a warm froth.
- What letters can be added to ZABAIONE?
- ZABAIONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ZABAIONE:
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